Settlement school

Settlement schools have played an important role in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of southern and central Appalachia.

She considered the people of rural Appalachia to be "the purest Americans to be found" and envisioned her Log Cabin Settlement as an opportunity to "revive the weaving industry... and provide a good library for the community" in cooperation with a mission chapel and district school.

Creech, a local resident, donated land for the school and recruited Katherine Pettit and Ethel DeLong to establish and run the institution.

[6] Hindman Settlement School offers adult education, including GED test preparation, and operates a tutorial program for people with dyslexia.

[2][6] Since the early 1970s Pine Mountain Settlement School has specialized in environmental education; it also has operated an elderhostel program.